Persuasive Essays
Figurative Language
Writing
Strategies
Revision and Editing
100
A helpful acronym for writing persuasive essays
What is OREO
100
My pencil ran away from me.
What is personification?
100
An essay in which the purpose is to convince a reader.
What is persuasive?
100
Where you can find definitions, synonyms, and antonyms for any unknown words on the test.
What is the dictionary and/or thesaurus?
100
Comes at the end of a complete sentence
What is a punctuation mark (. ? or !)
200
By adding this, you may score as high as a 4 on the essay
Counterclaim or rebuttal
200
All the world is a stage
What is a metaphor?
200
A part of the introduction that catches the readers attention.
What is a hook?
200
If you did not fully understand a passage, doing this is a good idea for better comprehension.
What is rereading?
200
All complete sentences need these two items.
What is a subject and a verb?
300
Tells the main point or argument of the essay.
What is the thesis/claim statement?
300
Language that appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
300
An essay in which you explain or inform the reader.
What is expository?
300
Putting a question, line, or answer choice in your own words for better comprehension.
What is paraphrasing?
300
"Only after passing the class" is an example of this.
What is a fragment?
400
The do you add to your essay to clarify for the reader how and why your evidence supports your thesis statement.
What is the E. for EXAMPLES or DETAILS
400
The fire station caught on fire today.
What is irony?
400
The place you will find the restated thesis.
What is the conclusion?
400
Write one of these for your essay to ensure a great answer.
What is a rough draft?
400
Changes like punctuation and spelling fall in this category.
What is editing?
500
In order to make the most convincing argument in your essay you must use these three appeals
ethos, logos, pathos
500
Texas during the summer is hotter than the surface of the sun!
What is hyperbole?
500
Words or phrases that can be used between paragraphs, ideas, or examples.
What are transitions?
500
Writing down comments, definitions, and questions in the margins of a passage as you read.
What is annotating?
500
Changing sentence meaning, structure, or word choice is what testing category?
What is revision?
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